File menu
Basic File commands.
File commands
Clear All Notes (Ctrl + N) |
Purge the current difficulty's hitnotes. |
| Open Difficulty... |
For Editing: Quickly switch between difficulties. For Reference: (osu!mania Only) Overlay the selected difficulty over the (currently) opened one. |
Save (Ctrl + S) |
Save current changes (both .osu and .osb) |
| Create a new Difficulty... |
Save the current changes on this difficulty as a new difficulty. The old difficulty is preserved to its last saved state when reloaded. |
Revert commands
Revert to Saved (Ctrl + L) |
Cancel current changes and return to the last saved state. For general mishaps (hitnotes). |
Revert to Saved (Full) (Ctrl + Shift + L) |
Cancel current changes and return to the last saved state. For complicated mishaps (timing, storyboard). |
Troubleshoot commands
| Test Beatmap (F5) |
Test the Beatmap. Current changes will be saved in order to test. |
Open AiMod (Ctrl + Shift + A) |
Open AiMod. |
Beatmap Packaging commands
Upload Beatmap... (Ctrl + Shift + U) |
Upload the beatmap to the WIP section. Requires osu!account signed in to the website to view "Beatmaps" forum. |
| Export Package... |
Export the beatmap as .osz. The file will be sent to "Exports" folder and you will be directed to osu!/Exports from the Beatmap Editor. |
| Extract Map Package |
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| Import from... |
bms/bme: (osu!mania only) Open .bms/.bme file to be imported as osu!mania difficulty. |
Programmer's commands
| Open Song Folder |
Open the song folder location inside osu!/Songs. |
Open .osu in Notepad |
Open beatmap's difficulty file in MS Notepad. |
Open .osb in Notepad |
Open base file (storyboard) in MS Notepad. |
Emergency Exit command
Exit... (Esc) |
Exit Beatmap Editor. May prompt you to save recent changes. Sometimes ignores Design tab changes. |
Edit menu
Edit commands. Same as default MS shortcuts.
Redo/Undo commands
Do note that these commands can be disabled at Options sidebar to prevent crash when editing marathon songs.
Undo (Ctrl + Z) |
Undo one step. |
Redo (Ctrl + Y) |
Redo one step. |
Edit commands (Select a note before use)
Cut (Ctrl + X) |
Cut the note(s). |
Copy (Ctrl + C) |
Copy the note(s) |
Paste (Ctrl + V) |
Paste the note(s) |
Delete (Delete) |
Delete the note(s) |
Special commands
Select All (Ctrl + A) |
Select every single notes. |
Clone (Ctrl + D) |
Copy + Paste. |
Rotation commands
Reverse selection (Ctrl + G) |
Slider: Reverse the numbering placement. Select All + this: Your beatmap design goes the other way around. Example: A hitcircle @ 10th second will be moved to the last 10th second of the song and vice versa. |
Flip Horizontally (Ctrl + H) |
Flip the note(s) from left to right (with respect to y-axis line of Playfield origin) and vice versa. |
Flip Vertically (Ctrl + J) |
Flip the note(s) from up to down (with respect to x-axis line of Playfield origin) and vice versa. |
Rotate 90° Clockwise (Ctrl + >) |
Rotate the note(s) 90° right |
Rotate 90° Anticlockwise (Ctrl + <) |
Rotate the note(s) 90° left |
Rotate by... (Ctrl + Shift + R) |
Set your rotation angle (+/- 180°) for the poor note(s). You can adjust the rotation Direction [(Anti-)Clockwise] and Origin [(Playfield/Selection) Centre]. |
Scale by... (Ctrl + Shift + S) |
Set your enlargement size (0.500x - 1.200x) for the poor note(s). You can adjust the Origin [(Playfield/Selection) Centre] and "Apply to" (the enlargement scale to) either or both x-axis and/or y-axis. |
| Reset selected objects' samples |
Remove hitsound of currently selected note. |
| Reset all samples |
Remove all hitsounds from all the notes in this difficulty. |
| Reset all combo colour |
Cancel all combo colourings on the notes. |
| Reset breaks |
Cancel breaktimes. Does not work on automated breaktimes that prevent excessive HP drain. |
Nudge commands
Nudge Backward (J) |
Move the note(s) one beat backward based on Beat Snap Divisor. |
Nudge Forward (K) |
Move the note(s) one beat forward based on Beat Snap Divisor. |
View menu
Places of interest.
Tabbing commands
Compose (F1) |
Direct to Compose tab. |
Design (F2) |
Direct to Design tab. |
Timing (F3) |
Direct to Timing tab. |
Setup commands
Song Setup... (F4) |
Direct to Song Setup window. |
Timing Setup... (F6) |
Direct to Timing Setup window. |
Special commands
| Volume |
Adjust two volumes (Music / Sample). |
| Grid Level |
Size of grid square. 1(most sparse)/2/3/4 (most precise) which is Large/Medium/Small/Tiny each named respectively. |
| Show Video |
Show Video. Usually disabled because it's distracting. |
| Show Sample Name |
Show keysound attached to the notes. Very useful in osu!mania. |
| Snaking sliders |
Animate the sliders as if playing in-game. |
| Hit animations |
Animate the hitcircles as if being clicked (when the timestamp passes the hitcircle) in-game. |
| Follow points |
Display (and animate) the follow points as if in-game. |
| Stacking |
Stack the overlaid hitcircles as if in-game (dependent on difficulty settings) |
| Disable Undo States |
Give up the ability to undo for osu! to be faster during editing (this comes in handy for long marathon maps) |
Main page: Compose
Compose menu
Rulers commands
| Snap Divisor |
Beat Snap Divisor |
| Audio Rate |
Same as Playback Rate. |
| Grid Snapping (T) |
Allow snapping of the notes with respect to current grid line. |
Special commands
Create Polygon Circles (Ctrl + Shift + D) |
Create a circular flow of hitcircles. You can adjust the Distance Snap (0.1x - 2.0x) {Spacing between notes}, Offset angle (0° - 180°) {Rotation angle}, Repeat and Points (3 - 14/282) {Number of hitcircles}. |
| Convert slider to stream... |
(Select a slider) Change the slider to streams of hitcircles. You can select between two options: By object count or By distance snap. By object count: Adjust the slider flow with the given amount of hitcircles (1 - 17/100). By distance snap: Adjust the slider flow with a set distance between two notes (0.10x - 5.00x). Can result in absurd amount of hitcircles, since it relies on Beat Snap Divisor (one beat = one note). Beat Snap Divisor: Note timing adjuster. |
Enable live mapping mode (Ctrl + Tab) |
osu!/osu!catch/osu!taiko maps: use osu!taiko keys to input hitcircles/fruit/taiko hitcircles, while playing song in editor. Placed via cursor location. Different hitsounds based on what osu!taiko key you pressed. osu!mania maps: use osu!mania keys to input circles, while playing song in editor. Placed via the key you pressed. Does not work for sliders/holds. |
| Sample import |
Keysound and Sound Sampling. |
Main page: Design
Design menu
| Move all elements on time... |
Move everything by #ms value. Useful if you changed the .mp3 or offset. |
Main page: Timing
Timing menu
Metronome commands
| Time Signature |
Waltz (3/4) or Standard (4/4) timing. For exotic timing, use Timing Setup. |
| Metronome Clicks |
Allow/Deny the signature metronome's "tic, tic , (tic) , toc" sound. |
Markers commands
Add Timing Section (Ctrl + P) |
Add red offset (New BPM) |
Add Inheriting Section (Ctrl + Shift + P) |
Add green offset (New adjuster) |
| Reset Current Section |
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Delete Timing Section (Ctrl + I) |
Delete the red/green offset (delete one before the double line) |
| Resnap Current Section |
Resnap the current section with new current timing. |
Special commands
| Resnap All Notes |
Resnap all the notes to their respective sections |
| Move all notes in time.. |
Move all the notes by #ms |
| Recalculate Slider Lengths |
Let osu! recalculate the length of sliders. (Best to use if bpm/slider velocity/slider velocity multiplier had changed.) Caution: Doing so can shorten none to all slider lengths! Check your map after use! |
| Delete All Timing Sections |
Purge timing. |
Preview command
| Set Current Position as Preview Point |
Set this timestamp as yellow mark (demo excerpt for Song Selection). |
Web menu
Opens your browser. Mainly send you to the beatmap's thread (requires sign-in to the website.)
| This Beatmap's Information Page |
Go to this beatmap's information page. Link is https://osu.ppy.sh/beatmaps/### where "###" is the beatmap's ID. |
| This Beatmap's Thread |
Go to this beatmap thread. |
| Quick Reply |
Post a reply to the beatmap thread. |
Help menu
| Show in-game help (H) |
Opens the in-game help reference. |
| View FAQ |
Links to Beatmapping. |